Every day this week, students across the Muscogee County School District are participating in Red Ribbon Week. At Midland Academy, the PTA and Principal Janice Miley are pitching in to send a strong anti-drug message to students.

"This week was we can say no to drugs and this week we had kids bring in canned goods," said Tameaka Vanderhorst, PTA president. "It's for the local food bank, feeding the valley to encourage the kids they can be drug free and help somebody else who is less fortunate than them."

"So we're looking forward to all the canned goods coming in," Miley added. "We're trying to pitch that on our broadcast stream and to make sure that our students know what it means to be drug free."

Their message is clear: "Midland Cubs have better things to do than drugs, how about you?"

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